The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-21
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Hi Henry's minstrels, Monday, Sept. pot


Avery the star dry goods man, asks U p
come IL G.
Osborne's furniture store is nearly ready
for occupancy.
Secure seats for Hi Henry's minstrels at
Longwell's drug store.
Business matters called Judge Hilton to
Orchard Lake on Friday last.
Mrs. j. M. Brown has been quite ill for the
past week or two, but is recovering.
Osborne fires" new furniture "ad" at
the readers of the NoRTHERNER. Read it.
One fare the round trip will pay your
transportation to the fair. Everybody come.
Bobby Chapman, the diminutive typo of
the Dowagiac Times. was in town over Sun
day.
Bert Bryar has accepted lucrative posi-
ton as stenographer for legal firm at Grand
Rapids.
Don't fail to see the grand MONDAY street
parade of Hi Henry's minstrels on Monday,
Sept. 26th.
Hear Hi Henry's solos on the solid gold
cornet at the opera house, next Monday
evening, Sept. 26th.
Mr.. A. l. Brush of Detroit, has been having
pleasant visit with his sister, Mrs. G. w.
Longwell and family.
Will Gustin has returned to town and is
once again behind the counter at Brough-
toms great two stores.
They say the pastor of the First Baptist
church has furnished our public school with
complete chime of Bells.
Mrs. Pike has recovered her lost hammock
She advertised it in the NoRTHERNEB, which
was the correct thing to do.
The latest speech of Senator Evarts on the
"gold" and "silver" question appears in
Broughton's new advertisement.
Geo. Koons, the harness maker, offers an
elegant whalebone whip as the second prize
in the plowing match at the fair
Regular meeting of Paw Paw Lodge, No
%, T. IL A. NJ, Tuesday evening, September
27th, at seven o'clock. Work on Sd.
Mrs. Odell's trimmer has returned from
her eastern trip and is prepared to "do up
the ladies in the latest and most approved
styles.
Ed. Phillips has presented his sister g
specimen of his fine workmanship in the
shape of steel spade for turning griddle
cakes.
Clum Engle has new Seeding grape re.
sembling the Niagara, but much finer in
flavor. 1t is by far the best grape we ever
tasted.
Those onions raised by Stephen A. Whelp.
ley would be hard to beat. They are simply
immense. They are of the Red Wethersfeld
variety.
Regular meeting of Paw Paw chapter, No
81, X. A. NJ, Monday evening" Sept. 26th, al
7:3O. All companions are requested to be
present.
DR.. A. w. Hendrick has made an addition
to the good horses kept in this village, by
the purchase of thoroughbred Cleveland
Bay stallion.
The ladies of the First Baptist church will
hold pumpkin pie sociable next Friday
night at their church parlors, to which every
body is invited
September must be the longest month in
the year. Last weeks Courier was dated
September 41st and it was only the middle
of the month at that.
The celebrated Trumpet Notes Band OF
Elkhart, Ind, after playing at the fair, will
give a concert on Thursday evening" the 30th
inst, at Conner's rink.
David Woodman is in attendance at the
Grand Rapids fair with his splendid collec-
tion of grains, seeds, grasses, etc. The same
exhibit will be shown at our union fair.
Next Sunday morning, Rev. Mr.. Bell will
preach at the First Baptist church on "Chris-
tian Strategem." At night, in view of the
expected wedding at the tair, on Marriage y
Col. X. w. Noyes of Lansing, put in an
appearance last Saturday afternoon, for the
purpose of spending few days with his
family and attending the South Haven reunion
Geo. w. Longwell, the veteran druggist
and grocer, has new advertisement in this
paper. One peculiarity about George is that
he never advertises more than he is ready to
perform.
The members of the Disciple society have
thoroughly cleaned and decorated their
church edifice, so as to have everything in